The widely accepted average dollar amount spent on an engagement ring in the US is $5,000. This means that if your engagement ring budget is $5,000, you are average, right? Wrong again! In this statistic, the $5,000 average simply refers to the dollar amount, but not the design or overall character of the ring you are buying. The next question is, can one spend the average $5,000 in exchange for a designer engagement ring or wedding ring extraordinaire? The answer to this question depends on your definition of a design extraordinaire. Unlike cheap engagement rings under 100 dollars, Italian engagement rings offer unparalleled craftsmanship as well as upscale materials – 18k gold and diamonds. Similarly, despite the design limitations imposed by the simplistic nature of the wedding ring, Italian wedding rings offer a new dimension of complexity and sophistication of the otherwise banal wedding ring concept. And finally, Italian rings perfect every inch of the expectations of an upscale designer engagement ring product, in every aesthetic respect. In this issue of DT Era we attempt to lay the groundwork for the unique opportunity of transmuting the $5,000 average engagement ring price into the magnificent work of a master Italian jeweler, in the context of Italian engagement rings, Italian wedding rings and Italian diamond rings.
Italian engagement rings push the envelope, and not only in relation to design, but also in relation to price. A typical solitaire diamond engagement ring in 18k white gold with a 1/3 carat GIA VS1 diamond may run approximately $800. An Italian engagement ring with the same characteristics, however, costs almost twice as much, and once you slip it on her finger you understand exactly why. The first Italian engagement ring shown above features an extraordinary two tone, 18 karat white gold and rose gold shank, with a sensational Italian round cut diamond. The second Italian engagement ring above offers an 18k white gold shank with a bezel molded into the shank, holding the gorgeous Italian round brilliant hand cut diamond.
Italian wedding rings exist in a dimension of their own. The basic concept of wedding rings often complicates the process of giving these wedding rings a true edge, but Italy came out on top yet again. The first Italian wedding ring above boasts a crossed, overlapping shank in 18k white gold, with 3/4 carat in Italian round hand cut diamonds, all manually set by an Italian master jeweler. The second wedding ring is an overwhelming masterpiece, representing twenty hours of labor by an Italian master jeweler. The 18k gold shank consists of white gold and rose gold. The shank is split multiple ways with a diagonal cross-over, boasting one tenth of a carat of Italian round cut diamonds.
Italian rings exist to turn heads and blind eyes. With a price of under $5,000, the Italian flower ring above highlights the anatomy of a flower like no other ring would. Each stem, leaf, anther and filament is designated with unprecedented attention to detail, featuring an 18k white gold and yellow gold design, as well as one tenth of a carat in Italian round cut diamonds. The three flower Italian diamond ring boasts an 18k white gold split shank, with three seven-diamond flowers, featuring genuine Italian round brilliant diamonds.
The best part about all of the rings presented in this issue of DT Era is that, despite the overwhelming sophistication in the design characteristics, each ring costs well below $5,000. If you are looking to rise above average for an average price, Italian engagement rings are your consigliere, Italian wedding rings are your pride and Italian rings are an expression of self.
